1897: Trilby and Barney, the Old Dog and Veteran of Cat Alley » BackLotShanty

Back lot shanty

Th is frame shanty on Bleecker Street, just northwest of Cat Alley, represent a typical back house of the late 1800s. Barney lived in the attic of a building like this, with a garret roof that made it impossible to stand up straight.

Back lot shanty